Recognizing Somaliland an independent country by Israel
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, L, Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, Hargeisa, Somaliland, Jan. 6, 2026. (Somaliland Gov.)
A Somali National Army soldier stands at attention during the morning briefing at a training centre in Mogadishu, March 19, 2024. (AFP)
Houthi supporters, hold up posters of Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi and Hezbollah's late leader Hassan Nasrullah during a rally to show support to Palestinians and Lebanon's Hezbollah in Sanaa, Yemen Nov. 8, 2024. (Houthi Media)
Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel’s announcement recognizing Somaliland’s statehood in downtown Hargeisa, Dec. 26, 2025. (AFP)
A man holds a flag of Somaliland in front of the Hargeisa War Memorial monument in Hargeisa, capital of Somaliland, Nov. 7, 2024. (AFP)
Hargeisa downtown, capital of Somaliland, May 20, 2021. (Photo: Somaliland Gov.)
